Shoppers say Amazon Prime Day glitch sold $13,000 camera equipment for $94, over 99% off

On Monday and Tuesday, Amazon's annual Prime Day reportedly gave some shoppers deeper discounts than they expected, thanks to a system error.

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Shoppers say Amazon Prime Day glitch sold $13,000 camera equipment for $94, over 99% off

On Monday and Tuesday, Amazon's annual Prime Day reportedly gave some shoppers deeper discounts than they expected, thanks to a system error.

* This article was originally published here

Inspired by water lilies: A hierarchical design for solar evaporation of high salinity brine

Interfacial solar vapor generation has great potential for desalination and wastewater treatment with high energy conversion efficacy. High water evaporation rates cannot be maintained using existing techniques, however, due to unavoidable fouling or salt accumulation on the solar absorbers that cause accelerated degradation of the devices. In a recent study, Ning Xu and colleagues at the National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Artificial Functional Materials in China have demonstrated a water lily-inspired hierarchical structure to facilitate efficient solar evaporation of high salinity brine and wastewater.

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Geoscientists discover mechanisms controlling Greenland ice sheet collapse

Greenland's more than 860,000 square miles are largely covered with ice and glaciers, and its melting fuels as much as one-third of the sea level rise in Florida. That's why a team of University of South Florida geoscientists' new discovery of one of the mechanisms that allows Greenland's glaciers to collapse into the sea has special significance for the Sunshine State.

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50 years ago, humanity's first steps on another world

Fifty years ago on Saturday, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans in history to set foot on the Moon, an event watched on television by half a billion people.

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Equifax close to $700m settlement for data breach: report

US credit agency Equifax is close to a $700 million settlement agreement with authorities over the theft of sensitive personal data of nearly 150 million customers, the Wall Street Journal reported.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/equifax-close-to-700m-settlement-for-data-breach-report

US bracing for extreme heat as weekend temperatures soar

The United States is bracing for a weekend of extremely hot weather, with major cities including New York and Washington expecting temperatures close to or exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius).

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War-weakened South Sudan tries to prepare for Ebola

With the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo now an international emergency , neighboring South Sudan and its war-weakened health system is a major concern, especially after one case was confirmed near its border. Health experts say there is an urgent need to increase prevention efforts.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/war-weakened-south-sudan-tries-to-prepare-for-ebola

Polluted, bike-hostile Brussels to slam on the brakes

Brussels has made its choice: to reduce emissions and encourage greener, two-wheeled transport options, the road speed limit will have to come down.

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